In order to further build communication skills and support students to complete high school and discover success post-graduation, Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) made the decision in 2022 to implement a new program at Apollo High School (AHS). Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is a national non-profit organization that helps resilient students experience and achieve success despite some of the personal and educational barriers they may have faced.
AHS will be holding a JAG Initiation and Induction ceremony in the school’s newly-renovated auditorium on Tuesday, October 25 at 10:15 a.m. to recognize the students in the JAG program and introduce them to members of the community.
The decision to bring the JAG program to DCPS was made after witnessing its success with students in Warren County.
JAG is offered at Apollo as an elective course at all four high school grade levels using a project-based learning approach. There is also a strong emphasis placed on employer engagement, which allows students and community partners to work together in order to provide guest speakers, job site visits, and opportunities for student employment during and after high school. AHS JAG has already created several community partnerships including Wedding Orthodontics, Kroger, Independence Bank, Southern Star, and several local educational leaders who were eager to invest time in the future of students.
Apollo principal Bob Dych said he was optimistic about the opportunity for increased student engagement and has already witnessed the benefits of the program during the first nine weeks of the school semester.
